Test Pilot

Test Pilot

New edition

Paperback (01 Apr 2003)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Duke started WWII as a fighter pilot with 92 Squadron at RAF Biggin Hill. Awarded the DSO, he became an RAF test pilot towards the end of the war, and continued as a peacetime test pilot with the Hawker Aviation Company. Published in 2003, marking the 50th anniversary of the Hawker Hunter's world speed record.

About the Publisher

Grub Street

Grub Street is an award-winning small, niche independent publisher, publishing only books on cookery and military aviation history. Voted International Publisher of the Year at the World Cookbook Awards in 2000, a number if our cookbooks have won prizes over the years. Most recently, these have included the highly acclaimed Ice Creams, Sorbets and Gelati by Caroline and Robin Weir. This was voted cookbook of the year by the Guild of Food Writers in 2011. The Complete Robuchon, by the influential chef Joel Robuchon, was awarded with Best Translation at the Gourmand Awards in 2010.

Book information

ISBN: 9781904010401
Publisher: Grub Street Publishing
Imprint: Grub Street
Pub date:
Edition: New edition
DEWEY: 629.13092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 195
Weight: 516g
Height: 232mm
Width: 151mm
Spine width: 19mm